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£190m funding programme set to boost economy and create jobs in Liverpool

The Liverpool City Region Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) is urging organisations to bid for a share of £190m of EU funding that is now available.

In the first stage of the £190m programme, a tranche of some £73m of funding is now made available to organisations including:

• £6m to increase SME growth
• £6m to increase entrepreneurship
• £31m employment & skills
• £15m for research and innovation
• £15m for Low Carbon

Further EU funding will unfold across the Liverpool City Region LEP area over the next six years to organisations, including those from voluntary sector, universities and councils all of which are now eligible to apply for funding.

LEP Executive Director Alan Welby called on organisations across the City Region to bid for the funding: “I am delighted that the new EU funding is available across the City Region to support new business growth and new jobs. This programme has been designed by the LEP and local partners to ensure that our economy gets the biggest boost possible from this investment.”

“We are here to help you through this process and I would urge anyone interested in developing a project to talk to us for support and guidance.”

“This programme is a major milestone in the LEP’s support for jobs, productivity and skills in our drive to make the region one of the country’s most enterprising economy.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Sophia Taha .